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Review of the Classical Empires (600 BCE - 600)
Review of the Classical Empires (600 BCE - 600)
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This long lasting peasant revolt led to the eventual downfall of the Han Empire
Red Scare
Struggle of the Orders
The Great Schism
Yellow Turban Rebellion
2
Describes a society where men have the most power and women were to obey their parent
Feudal System
Oligarchy
Patriarchal Soceity
Theocracy
3
What is one way the Qin Dynasty unified the empire?
Standardization of Confucianism & Taoism as state religions
The construction of a Royal Road
The construction of the Great Wall
Standardization of language
4
The political world of the ancient Greeks for the most part
achieved unification under Pericles
dominated by independent autonomous city-states historically
was similar to the political make up of Egypt
was a history of long-lasting centralized government
5
The Gupta Dynasty primarly existed in what we know today as:
India
China
Egypt
Mesopotamia
6
What was the Latin term for the 207 years of peace in the Roman Empire?
Pax Romana
Pax Monglica
Pax Sinica
Pax Republica
7
This structure served dual purposes, keep out nomadic invaders and insulate Chinese culture.
The Royal Road
The Red Sea Canal
The Great Wall
The Terracotta Army
8
Emperor who split the Roman Empire into East and West
Augustus Ceasar
Constantine
Diocletian
Emperor Trajan
9
The spread of Christianity in the Roman world was facilitated by all EXCEPT, initially?
letters and writings that were reproduced
merchants who diffused the religion along trade routes
Roman policies
missionary activities of the apostles
10
What was one reason for the decline of both the Han dynasty and the western Roman Empire?
lack of common currency
outbreak of war between religious groups
efforts of the middle class to gain power
inability to force back foreign invaders
11
Which of the following is true of both the Han Empire and the Gupta Empire?
Both chose administrators and other officials through merit
Both empires had long established histories of dynastic rule
Both were overrun by Germanic tribes peoples during decline
Both empires were characterized by technological advances
12
Important contributions of Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations are primarily in the area of
Government and codified law
Military technology and methodology
Economic policy and planning
Religious doctrines
13
One way in which the Han dynasty and the Roman Empire were similar is that both
promoted unity and communication via a vast system of roads
developed social systems in which equality existed
governed large areas around the Mediterranean Sea
created democratic societies in which officials were elected
14
Which of the following best describes Hellenism?
The spreading of Greek culture through the ancient world
The Greek civil war that pitted Athens against Sparta
The expansion of the Roman Republic at its height
The reintroduction of Hinduism in India by the Gupta
15
In the Han Dynasty, the Emperor sat atop the social political system, who is the next in line?
Governors
Merchants
Generals
Priests
16
Where did the political system of Democracy begin?
Corinth
Sparta
Rome
Athens
17
The best defintion of a REPUBLIC is
A political system defined by the Dynastic Cycle
A form of government that is ruled by a military leader
A political system where citizen vote directly on laws
A political system where citizens elect government officials
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The Maurya emperor who converted to Buddhism and vowed to rule by moral example
Chandragupta
Asoka (Ashoka)
Chandra Gupta
Ravana
19
Romans, Han Chinese and Gupta Indians viewed foreigners as barbarians. A clear example of
Acculturation
Cultural diffusion
Ethnocentrism
Imperialism
20
Which concepts is most closely related to the main idea of the illustration?
urbanization
armed conflict
Isolation
Cultural diffusion
21
Persian political organization included local provincial centers and officials called
Caliphs or Caliphates
Commander or Commanderies
Tribe or Tribunes
Satraps or Satrapies
22
Which statement refers the best to Alexander the Great and Cyrus the Great?
Both forced conquered peoples to worship their gods
Neither contacted peoples beyond their eastern frontiers
Both typically ruled through local hierarchies and cities
Neither managed to conquer the Egytpians
23
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of all classical empires?
Powerful militaries created to protect boarders and subjects
Coerce resources from their conquered subjects
Economic stability due to expansions in trade
Abrahamic religion overtook native ideas to became dominant
24
What was the purpose of the Han civil service examinations in China?
to fill government jobs with people who believed in legalism
to give jobs to people from wealthy families
to assign jobs based on a person's skills and merits
to give women a chance to get government jobs
25
Which best describes the influence of polytheism on ancient peoples and Empires?
Life was often guided according by appeasment of patron gods
Polytheism had little to no influence on life
They influenced the development of monotheism
It influenced the development the creation of Zoroastrianism
26
Which of the following contributed to the fall of both the western Roman and the Han empires?
Invasions by borderland peoples
Irregularities in the flow of the silver trade
The destruction of overland trade routes
A lack in new military technologies
27
Which of the following is
NOT
a characteristic of the late Han Dynasty in China?
the rise of feudal lords who helped destabilize the empire
Constant rebellion by oppressed peasants
A strong centralized and effience government
an empire crippled by its inability to collect taxes
28
Which of the following allowed Darius of Persia to govern a vast empire efficiently?
The creation of his Royal Road and standard coinage
The development of a Code of Hammurabi and standard coinage
The development of the Mandate of Heaven and Red Sea Canal
The development of a Royal Road and Mandate of Heaven
29
With the collapse in political order after the fall of the Han empire
Confucianism became much more popular
Hindu thought began to have a profound influence in China
Daoism and Buddhism became much more popular
Christianity became one of the most important religions
30
Which of the following is an example of centralization under the Qin Dynasty?
Established Senate, consuls, assemblies
Participation of lower classes in the shaping of government
Elimination of civil service examinations
Standardization of weights, measures and currency
31
Which statement best explains the periods of the Gupta Empire and the Golden Age of Greece?
Periods of censorship used for cultural and political gain
Dictatorships encouraged cultural growth and development
Surges in wealth and relative peace ledto social advancement
Victory in war inspired scientific and artistic achievement
32
Which of the following is an example of South Asian unification into an imperial state?
Mauryan Empire
Hellenistic Eucemene
Persian Empire
Han Dynasty
33
The Greeks used the word polis to refer to
the independent city-states that developed in the region
the notion of loyalty to local governments
barbarian invaders during the 1500's BCE
The concept of excessive pride
34
Cyrus the Great was famously known for being
A weak military tactican
A tolerant leader
A Supreme intellect
A tyrannical autocrat
35
According to the map, Hellenism was spread as far east as ?
The Nile River Valley
The Tigris and Euphrates River Valleys
The Indus Valley
The Yellow River Valley
36
The centuries long "Struggles of the Orders" in Rome was between:
Generals and Plebians
Slaves and Patricians
Patricians and Ceasar
Plebeians and Patricians
37
Which of the following best characterizes trade between Rome and India c. 200 C.E.?
To India: Textiles To Rome: Silver and Gold
To India: Silver To Rome: Pepper
To India: Tools and Weapons To Rome: Silver and gold
To India: Horses To Rome: Wheat
38
Which of the following best describes the difficulty of unifying the Greek polis'
Constant invasion of nomadic peoples
Adivision between in the belifs of Polytheism and Monotheism
A lack of unified language
Geographical inhibitors
39
The Xiongnu were a nomadic empire that fought and helped to weaken
The Roman Empire
The Persian Empire
The Han Dynasty
The Gupta Empire
40
Which of the following is true of both the Roman Empire and the Han Empire?
both empires were heavily dependent on slave labor
Both empires were ruled by wealthy merchant elites
Both empires relied heavily on extensive maritime trade
both empires had a long history of centralized government
41
The Persian Empire and the Mauryan Dynasty were similar in that both
Ultimately evolved into republican forms of government
Defined the power of centralized rulers through a mandate
Relied on provincial centers to keep tabs on distant regions
At varying times, controlled vast portions of East Asia
42
The Silk Road most connected which regions?
East Asia to South Asia
East Asia to The Mediterranean
South Asia to the Mediterranean
The Mediterranean to South West Asia
43
Hammurabi’s Code, the Ten Commandments, and the Twelve Tables were all significant because
They formed the basis of democratic governments
They established official religious canon
They established a code of rules of appropriate behavior
They aided in reforming imperial economic networks
44
Which generalization is supported by the map?
Trade contributed to stable socieites
Extensive road systems unified India
Southern India was isolated from northern India
Expansion was limited by geographic factors
45
At its most basic, an empire is
the political rule of one peoples over another
the earliest forms of urbanization in a region
society that is reliant on hunting and gathering to thrive
the first signs of sedentary agriculture and politics
46
Who became the first emperor of Rome (reigned for 40 years and ushered in a Golden Age)
Pericles
Julius Ceasar
Augustus Ceasar
Constantine
47
What was the official belief system of the Han dynasty, and throughout much of Chinese history?
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
Buddhism
48
An immediate result of the fall of the Roman Empire in the west was
a period of disorder and a rise in Germanic warlords
the growth of cities and dominance by the middle class
an increase in trade and manufacturing
The rise of the Orthodox Church to fill the power vaccum
49
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Pax Romana and Pax Sinica?
A golden Age of learning, innovation and territory expansion
An equal distribution of land and wealth between classes
Extensive systems of protected imperial trade routes
The growth of the landed classes throughout the empires
50
Classical empires with a social makeup where a majority of peoples were peasant farmers?
Persia and the Han
Gupta and the Roman Empire
The Roman Empire and Greece
India and the Han Dynasty
51
Confucianism impacted China mostly by:
Establishing strict military codes
Providing an outlet for Humanist and the individual
Establishing a framework for communism in East Asia
Providing a basis for proper social behavior and order
52
Which group would eventually invade the Gupta empire leading to their collapse?
The Franks
The Goths
The Vandals
The Huna
53
Which of the following societal hierarchies was the most constrictive historically?
Han
Rome
Persia
Gupta
54
Under the reign of the Gupta Empire, which religion became the dominant force of the empire?
Janism
Shikism
Hinduism
Buddhism
55
pater familias
refers to
the patriarchal nature of the Roman family
the central role of the Roman emperor in running the state
theperiod of peace and stability beginning with Augustus
the concept of Jesus of Nazareth's relationship to his god
56
The Persians rule was based primarly on
Tolerance and Hegemony
Conquest and brutality
Expansion and suppression
Suppression and dominance
57
Which of the following would be a result of the spread of Confucian teachings within East Asia?
Eliminate starvation through donations from the rich.
Increase life expectancy and population growth.
Creation of harmony between different religions.
Adoption of civil service examinations for gov't officials.
58
Which of the following happened under the Gupta dynasty?
Local regions lost political autonomy to a central authority
Religious warfare ravaged centers of learning
Advanced mathematics developed as did the decimal system.
Indian artisans printed the first books
59
What led to the decline of Greek polis' but the rise of unified Greece by Philip and his son?
Most polis' were severly weakened by civil war
The overall division and lack of unity of each polis'
His usage of elephants to invade the various city-states
A common shared cultural theme; Hellenism
60
What contributed to the economic weakening of the late Roman empire?
Asian trade routes were blocked by the Byzantines
Decline in population led to a need for auxliary soldiers
Heavy taxes helped push the middle class into poverty
Islamic invaders began to occupy new Christian lands
